玉女 (yù nǚ) — (noun) jade maiden; fairy maiden in Taoist mythology; (noun, figurative) exceptionally beautiful and pure young woman
Definition
Literally 'jade maiden,' from Taoist mythology where 玉女 is a fairy or attendant of deities. Figuratively used to praise a young woman as exceptionally pure and beautiful.
noun
jade maidenfairy maiden in Taoist mythology(noun, figurative) exceptionally beautiful and pure young woman
Examples
- 玉女，。Tā xiàng yí wèi tiān shàng de yù nǚ, lìng rén bù gǎn zhí shì.She is like a jade maiden from the heavens, making people dare not look directly at her.
- ，玉女。Zài shén huà gù shi lǐ, yù nǚ shì xī wáng mǔ de shì nǚ.In mythological stories, the jade maiden is an attendant of the Queen Mother of the West.
- 玉女。Tā bèi méi tǐ chēng wéi xīn shí dài de yù nǚ.She was called the jade maiden of the new era by the media.
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